Hunting vest



June 1o A19.24.

H. N. NILSSEN HUNTING VEST Filed April 15 Hans N. Nz'lssen.

www. auorfuzq Patented. June 10, 1924. s 1,497,460

UNITED STATES PATEN'l` FFICE.

HANS N. NILSSEN, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

HUNTING VEST.

Application filed April 16, 1923. Serial No. 632,306.

To n-'Z whom t may concern.' siderably above and overlapping the upper Be it known that I, HANS N. NILssEN, a edges as clearly shown in Figure 2 of the citizen ofthe United States, residing at Dudrawing, said overlapping portions forniluth, in the county of St. Louis and State ing permanent flaps T and 8 for said slits.

of Minnesota, have invented certain new The sides and bottom of the pocket are U and useful Improvements in Hunting Vests, Abellows-sliaped to provide rooni for eXpanof which the following isa specification, refsion and the carrying of larger quantities. erence being had therein to the accompany- The vest is intended to be worn with the ing drawing. pocket a: ross the shoulders of the wearer,

l0 This invention relates to hunting vests but .it will be evident that the same may be 55 and has particular reference to a vest parplaced upon the body with the pocket in the ticularly adapted for use while limiting. front of the wearer and be used as a car- Tlie principal object of the invention is penters apron, the pocket providing space to provide a limiting vest in which the game for carrying nails, etc.

as it is secured may be conveniently carried The back wall of the pocket is lined with 60 and having the weight thereof equally disrubber or other water resisting material so tributed upon the body of the wearer froni that any moisture upon the articles carried in the shoulders. the pocket will not penetrate through the Other minor objects and advantages of vest to the body.

the construction will appear in the further It will be noted that when worn as a hunt- 65 description ofthe invention which is finally ing` vest, it will be across the back of the pointed out in the appended claini. wearer and simply buckled as previously de- Referring now to the accompanying drawscribed across the chest thus leaving the ing in which like reference characters indiarms very free to move about without intercate like parts: ference in any way with the manipulation 70 Figure l is an extended view of the outof a gun. side of my improved 'hunting vest;A Having thus described niy iit'vention, what Figure 2 is a section 0n the line 2-72, Fig. I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patl, and ent, is: Figure 3 is a section on the line 3 3, A vest consistingof a one piece main body 75 Fig. l. portion, arin holes therein, means for hold- 11.r represents the main body portion of the ing saine about the body of a wearer, a secvest which is provided with the usual arni ond piece extending across the lower half holes 2 and 3 and is of a shape to be conof the body portion and stitched wholly venieiitly itted about the back of the wearer about the edges thereof to said first men- 80 the strap Il and buckle 5 being provided to tioned piece, pocket slits. formed diagonally hold the vest securely in place upon the across the extreme upper corners ofthe sec- Weafgr, ond piece, the lower edges of said pocket A large pocket or compartment 6 seslits being suitably reinforced and overcured about the edges of the lower portion lapping the upper edges thereof and the 85 and transverse the center beneath the arni ends of said overlapping port-ion being holes of therback oi' outer face of the garstitched to the second piece. i

nient, and the two opposite upper corners ln testimony whereof l. hereunto affix my have diagonal slits formed therein with the signature.

1,15 lowermost edges of said slits extended con- HANS N. NILSSEN.

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